Bag frame



April 16, 1935'. w. c. HIERING BAG FRAME Filed Sept. 25, 1932 m/m. R65 M M Patented Apr. 16, 1935 1,997,775

UNITED STATES PATENT .QFFICE' 71,997,775 V I V v BAG FRAME William C. Hiering, Millburn, J., assignor to J, Mergott Company, Newark, N. J., a corporation of Delaware Application September 23, 1932, Serial No. 634,496 3 Claims. (01. 150- 29) This invention has reference to improvements plate adapted to be fitted over the junction of in the manufacture of frame-sections for bags the main body 2 and the pivot member 3. The and purses, especially for travelling chatelaine angle-plate is rigidly held against displacement and similar bags. by the inwardly exwnding projections --5 5 The object of my invention is to provide a novel which are formed upon the main body and pivot 5 means for positively connecting the bent or rightmembers and overlap the angle-plate 4, whereangled portions of the members of the frameby all the parts will be tightly bound together section at a point where the pivot members are and separation of the pivot members from the bent with the main body at right angles, withmain body 2 due to any undue strain that may 10 out the use of rivets or solder, and without causbe produced upon the corners of the completed 10 ing the metal to pucker, crack or break at the frame will be prevented. said corners and producing neat and sharp- While I have shown my invention applied to cornered angle members. outwardly channelled bag frame sections, it will The principal object of the invention is to probe obvious that my invention may be equally well vide a simply constructed bag frame-section applied to upwardly, inwardly or downwardly 15 which consists of amain body andaright-angled channelled frame sections and that it may be pivot member at each end of said main body, equally well applied to bag frame sections having the said main body and said right-angled pivot unitary or mitered corners. The frame member member having secured thereto an angle-plate, shown in Fig. l of the drawing is of the channel and which is secured to the corner of the frame type, the walls of the channel opening out lat- 20 by means which are integral with the main body erally from the pouch. and the pivot member, said means being forced The inwardly extending projections 5 are inwardly over and into intimate contact with shown as applied to the inner walls of the chanthe angle-plate which is fitted over the junction nelled frame section at the corners thereof, but

of said main body and pivot members, and which the same may be applied to the outer wall with 25 is secured in position by said integral means. equal efiicacy and one, two or more projections The invention is clearly illustrated in the ac- 5 may be provided at each corner of the frame companying drawing, in which: section as desired.

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a frame It will be thus seen that I have produced a section embodying the principles of my present simple means of connecting the pivot members 30 invention, to the main body section for providing the bag Fig. 2 represents a fragmentary perspective frame section with sharp angled corners to proview of a portion of the blank from which the duce a neat and strong frame without the use frame is made, showing by the curved arrow, the of solder, rivets or other extraneous means and manner in which the right angle pivot members that the corners of the frame section are effecare formed, after which the angle-plate is positively reenforced and protected from distortion tioned at the junction of the main body and pivot by my invention. member, s indicated y the a ght arrow, The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as Fig. 3 represents a side elevational view of a descriptive and illustrative only, and not as recorner port o O the frame member dy g strictive or limitative of the invention, of which n the principles O y ti n, and obviously an embodiment may be constructed in- 4 represents a V w ta n on l nes 4 Of cluding many modifications without departing Fig. 3 in the direction indicated by the arrows. from the general scope herein indicated and Similar characters of reference are employed denoted in the appended claims. in the above-described views to indicate corre- Having th s de cribed my invention, what I 45 Sponding D claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- In the drawing, reference character I repret, i n s a complete frame i n m yin he a 1. A bag frame section formed from a single, Principles of my present invention, the Same channelled, blank of material provided withacut- 00 Comprising a a body p t 2 d the d away portion, the channel of the frame opening Divot members made from 3 Suitable blank, out laterally from the pouch, said blank being s wn fragmehfiaiily 2 in the manner bent at right angles to close the cut-away pord d y e curved arrow and dotted lines in. tion and-to 3 provide a mitered, smooth, rightsaid figure. angled corner, and means to reenforce the Re ere ce Character 4 represents an anglemitered corner of the frame section and prevent 55 tegral pivot member at each end of said main body, said frame having mitered, sharp angle corners, angle plates positioned within the channel of the frame member over the mitered corners thereof, said angle plates extending well into the channels of the frame to provide ample reenforcement for the mitered comers, and inwardly extending projections formed on a wall of the channelled frame, said inwardly extending projections being spaced from and adjacent the mitered corners of the frame and extending over and in intimate contact with said angle plates for securing said angle plates in position.

3. A bag frame comprising a channelled bag frame member having a main body and an integral pivot member at each end of said main body, said frame having mitered, sharp angle corners, angle plates positioned within the channel of the frame member extending well over the mitered corners thereof, and inwardly extending projections formed on a wall of the channelled frame at a distance from the mitered corners, said projections extending over and in intimate contact with said angle plates for securing said angle plates in position.

WILLIAM C. HIERING. 

